Tag Archive 'Pollution'

Another case of scientific fraud, this time involving costly pollution controls?

My post title is a bit of an exaggeration.  It’s not clear that the science is fraudulent.  It’s just clear that the scientist is fraudulent: A sweeping California regulation aimed at cutting hazardous pollution from diesel engine exhaust could be derailed after a key state researcher on the project was caught in a lie about [...]

Speaking of Newspeak — how about Kerry and Boxer on energy?

Even working together, Babs Boxer and John Kerry are still unable to beat Palin’s clear message and, instead, come out with meaningless government speak.  I can’t resist a very light fisking of their opinion piece for the WaPo, which does precisely what my blog slogan says Democrats do:  they take conclusions and try to sell [...]

It ain’t easy being green *UPDATED*

For many years, the bête noire of Marin County driving was the jam, both North and South, in the 101 corridor at San Rafael.  If you headed south in the morning, that bottleneck could back you up for miles, almost up to Novato.  And if you headed north in the afternoon, it was even worse, [...]